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Photovoltaik

06.05.2013

SolarWorld: Dramatic numbers and a debt haircut

In 2012, SolarWorld made an operating loss of € 492.4 million. The company stated this in an ad-hoc announcement at the end of April. This means that the past year was even worse for the Bonn solar group than 2011. more...

Photovoltaics

13.03.2013

Innovative power storage: More powerful redox flow battery developed

The researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT have developed a redox flow battery with a cell size of 0.5 m², which corresponds to a stack power of 25 kW. The previous redox flow batteries only had one-eighth of this capacity. By redesigning them, the researchers have succeeded in optimising the batteries: "The biggest challenge was that we had to develop a completely new design of the stack for the scale-up, more...

Photovoltaics

06.03.2013

Conergy builds photovoltaics in Spain without subsidies

Photovoltaic power instead of receiving electricity from the grid saves the Spanish cooperative 'San Vicente Ferrer' annual costs of around € 1,500. (Photo: Conergy)

Conergy AG has completed two photovoltaic projects in Spain, both of which get by completely without solar subsidies. Since October 2012, Conergy has installed 14 photovoltaic systems with a total of 75 kW rated power, which all rely almost completely on their own power generation. According to Conergy, they are economical even without a feed-in tariff, as electricity costs for photovoltaic systems in Spain are currently at just around 10 more...

Photovoltaics

05.03.2013

Winaico enters the Japanese market

The Taiwanese module manufacturer Winaico wants to strengthen its presence in the Japanese photovoltaics market with its own office in Tokyo. The company has chosen the beginning of the PV Expo 2013 in the Japanese capital as the date for opening its new branch.Winaico's sales manager for international business, Sascha Rossmann, sees Japan as a particularly attractive market for high-performance modules from Taiwan: "We have decided to set up an more...

Photovoltaics

04.03.2013

Isofotón to develop 150 MW in Central America

Spanish solar company Isofotón, that has lately been in the news with talks about its insolvency, has signed an agreement with the government of Honduras to develop what according to the company will be the largest photovoltaic plant in all of Central America. Installation is due to start in late 2013. The PV plant will generate up to 240,000 MWh per year and supply up to 140,000 Honduran families with more...

Photovoltaics

25.02.2013

Mutares AG takes over the PV division of Diehl

On 1 April 2013, the inverter manufacturer Diehl Controls announced the transfer of their photovoltaics business segment, along with the brand name Platinum, to the Munich investment company Mutares AG. According to the companies, the acquisition will serve to expand sales and customer service. The production of inverters will stay with Diehl Controls at their site in Wangen, Allgäu, a press release stated. From the perspective of Axel Geuer, executive more...

Photovoltaics

18.02.2013

Glass manufacturers to file anti-dumping complaint

A new initiative of European solar glass manufacturers, united in the EU ProSun Glass initiative, announced the filing of an anti-dumping complaint with the European Commission against solar glass from China. Currently almost 90 % of the imported solar glass in the EU comes from China. The anti-dumping complaint would be the second one after last year’s complaint of European cell and module manufacturers united in the EU ProSun initiative. more...